Man carrying potted plant with leaves that look like pills

Harnessing biodiversity through natural products research in the Philippines

2024-03-15T14:30:00+00:00By

Collaborative projects aim to produce cheaper and more effective medicines

Chemical Society of The Gambia

How we set up the Chemical Society of The Gambia

2024-03-12T09:37:00+00:00By and

Overcoming red tape and technical hurdles to bring together the country’s chemists 

Female scientist

Taking a feminist standpoint on chemistry

2024-03-08T09:31:00+00:00By

How gender may influence scientific knowledge

Linnemann's baskets

Linnemann’s baskets and distillation in the early days of understanding equilibrium

2024-03-06T15:00:00+00:00By

A distillation method that came out in the wash

Jumping off boat

From one sinking ship to another?

2024-03-06T09:58:00+00:00By

Biogen abandoning Alzheimer’s antibody aducanumab is unusual, but hardly surprising, says Derek Lowe

Black smoke

Making chemicals safe and sustainable

2024-03-04T10:21:00+00:00By

The green transition is an opportunity to also make industry simpler and safer

Pinkie Ntola

Playing her part in building South Africa’s scientific reputation

Meet Pinkie Ntola, an early-career Black researcher who is passionate about being a credible scientist, an inspiring teacher and a supportive mentor

Cowen Lab

A force against fungi

With antifungal resistance on the rise, Leah Cowen’s lab wants to identify molecules that can capitalise on vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens

Jean Marie Lehn

Jean-Marie Lehn: ‘Science or music really can take up all your life’

The supramolecular innovator on the importance of different cultures in research, working like a pianist, and being shocked by an opera

Fountain pen nib, writing

Letters: March 2024

Readers provide an update on a band keratopathy project, share their love… and then there’s fireworks

  • How we set up the Chemical Society of The Gambia

  • Investigating the molecular basis of a nice cup of tea

  • Spearheading antiviral discovery with AI and open innovation

  • Towards a unified theory of bonding

  • Shining a spotlight on disabled scientists

  • Showing chemists have lives outside of science is inspirational